FUTURE STUDENT SIGN-UPS
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SIGN UP FOR HOUSING
New students must complete the Residential or the Commuter application indicating whether they plan to live on campus or commute to Hiram College.
FOR STUDENTS CHOOSING TO LIVE ON CAMPUS
Part of the $200 deposit you make to Hiram is for your housing deposit. Any damages or fines in your residence hall would first be taken out of this deposit. Any funds remaining would be available for refund within a reasonable amount of time after graduating from Hiram College. First-year and transfer students are expected to have a roommate and will reside in a standard double room, students in need of a single room accommodation must work with the Office of Student Disability Access to receive a housing accommodation. First-year and transfer students who are under the age of 20 at the time of housing selection are unable to live with upperclassmen during their first semester at Hiram College.
To request a room on campus students must complete the New Student Residential Application which can be found in our housing management software, eRezLife. Students can access the timeline for housing application due dates and the selection process on this webpage. Students may request to live with a specific student by completing a roommate group in eRezLife after they complete their housing application.
FOR STUDENTS CHOOSING NOT TO LIVE ON CAMPUS
Students that wish to commute to campus will need to meet at least one of the following exceptions:
- The student will commute from the primary residence of a parent and/or legal guardian within a 30-mile radius of the Hiram College campus.
- The student is married and/or has legal dependents.
- The student is 23 years of age or older.
- The student has a physical condition that our residence halls cannot accommodate and has worked with the Office of Student Disability Access to receive an accommodation.
- The student is enrolled as a part-time student
Students will need to complete the online New Student Commuter Application to be placed as a commuter student, this application can be found in our housing management software, eRezLife. The Commuter Application needs to be completed every year by commuter students so that they can be placed in the system. Students that do not meet any of the above exceptions but wish to be a commuter should contact the Residence Life Office at 330.569.5232 or by emailing residencelife@hiram.edu. Requests will be reviewed and decisions will be emailed to the requesting student. Please allow for up to 5 business days for any appeals to be processed.
Special/Medical Accommodation Housing Process
If you are a student with a disability or special need, contact the Office of Disability Student Access at OSDA@hiram.edu. All special housing or accommodation requests relating to a disability must have current supporting documentation from an appropriate professional containing a diagnosis, current functional limitations of the disability or condition in a community living environment, and suggested recommendations for environmental modification. When this information has been reviewed, the Office of Student Disability Access will provide Residence Life with recommended housing accommodations.
